{"product_id":"last-breath-the-limits-of-adventure-9780345441515","title":"Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Forget the edge of your seat. \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e takes you to the edge of your life, for a pulse-pounding glimpse into the Great Beyond. There are many ways to risk your life in the out-of-doors, and Stark has captured them in exquisite and harrowing detail.\" \u003cbr\u003e -JIM ROBBINS\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eA Symphony in the Brain\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An enthralling blend of adventure and science, \u003ci\u003eLast Breath\u003c\/i\u003e re-creates in heart-stopping detail what happens to our bodies and our minds in the perilous last moments of life when an extreme adventure goes awry. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCombining the adrenaline high of extreme sports with the startling facts of physiological reality, veteran travel and outdoor sports writer Peter Stark narrates a series of adventure stories in which thrill can cross the line to mortal peril. Each death or brush with death is at once a suspense story, a cautionary tale, and a medical thriller. Will they survive, or will they succumb? Readers will shiver with a man lost in the snowy woods, suffering from hypothermia and tearing off his clothes as he's burning up from the cold; they will hallucinate with a young woman stranded at the top of Annapurna as she experiences a cerebral edema; and while a kayaker tumbles helplessly underwater for two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, readers, too, will gasp for their last breath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1678162\"\u003ePeter Stark\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.54w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345441515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345441516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO012000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED026000\"\u003eEmergency Medicine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO030000\"\u003eOutdoor Skills\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. His article for \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \"As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow\"-- the inspiration for this book-- was cited as a notable essay in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He has been nominated for a National Magazine Award and has published a collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eDriving to Greenland\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of an anthology of writing about the Arctic, \u003ci\u003eRing of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Missoula, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176596242669,"sku":"9780345441515","price":19.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0ce637df-764a-4adc-b64d-dfb716097760.jpg?v=1660561689","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/last-breath-the-limits-of-adventure-9780345441515","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}